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Obama's Fellowship of the Dream

Anne Hill | Posted 12.25.2008 | Living

Read More: John F. Kennedy, Joseph Campbell, Nelson Mandela, Dreams, 2008 Election, Kelly Bulkeley, John Lewis, Barack Obama, Frodo Baggins, Living News

For the first time that I am aware of, dreams were part of the public conversation about who each of the candidates were and what they stood for.

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Desmond Tutu on Obama and Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

Sean Jacobs | Posted 12.25.2008 | Politics

"If you believe in the rule of law, then you are going to say the ICC is one particularly important instrument, because it is an instrument that is saying we will no longer tolerate impunity."

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Michealene Cristini Risley | Posted 12.23.2008 | Politics

Read More: Central Intelligence Organization, Cholera Outbreak, Nelson Mandela, Zimbabwe, Mugabe, United Nations, Jimmy Carter, Kofi Annan, Politics News

In addition to the AIDS epidemic, the mass starvation and increase of rape and abuse, Cholera has reared its head. Still, nothing is done by the rest of the world.

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Henry Rollins: Uncut from South Africa

Henry Rollins | Posted 12.15.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Ifc, South Africa, Nelson Mandela, Poverty, Africa, Henry Rollins, IFC Films, Documentaries, Travel, Film, Entertainment News

What I saw in my travels to Africa made me think differently about food, water, life, existence, America, pretty much everything.

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Neither Bombs, Rev. Wright or the Gloom of Night

Phillip Martin | Posted 12.05.2008 | Politics

Read More: South Africa, Virginia, Nelson Mandela, Election Day, Black Voters, Obama Black Voters, Voter Suppression, Barack Obama, North Carolina, John McCain, Obama Election Day, HuffPost Election Analysis, Election Day 2008, Joe Biden, Election Results, 2008 Election, Sarah Palin, Electoral Map, Election, Election Liveblogs, HuffPost Election Liveblogs, Voting Day, Electoral Votes, Obama Presidency, Electoral College, Obama President, Electoral Vote, Presidential Election, Election Analysis, Voting, Politics News

In the U.S., the possibility of an African American president does not presuppose the end to color prejudice any more than the election of Mandela meant an end to inequalities in South Africa.

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Life, Liberty, And The Pursuit Of Meaning

Alex Pattakos | Posted 11.29.2008 | Living

Read More: Happiness, Statue of Liberty, The Inner Life, Attitude, Meaning, Statue of Responsibility, Declaration of Independence, Nelson Mandela, Living With Meaning, Alex Pattakos, Personal Legacy, Viktor Frankl, Responsibility, Living News

The introduction to the Declaration of Independence contains the following words: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created e...

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Why Your Vote Matters More Than You Think

Dr. Judith Rich | Posted 11.28.2008 | Living

Read More: Gandhi, Oprah Winfrey, Nelson Mandela, Get Out the Vote, Founding Fathers, 2008 Election, Voter Apathy, Benjamin Franklin, Voting, Election Anxiety, Living News

Just in case anyone reading this is planning not to vote on Nov. 4, I'd like to have a little chat with you. And for those who are voting, please kee...

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John McCain's Strong Suit Is Not National Security

Logan Nakyanzi Pollard | Posted 11.17.2008 | Politics

Read More: Nelson Mandela, John McCain, National Security, Terrorism, Cheney, Iraq, Afghanistan, North Korea, Oil, Obama, Politics News

Americans are mistaken if they think they will be safer with John McCain.

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It's Time to Set Them Free

Kumi Naidoo | Posted 11.17.2008 | Politics

Read More: Poverty, Global Coalition Against Poverty, Nelson Mandela, International Poverty, World Poverty, Desmond Tutu, International, Gcap, Politics News

Today, on the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, we call on all citizens of the world to take action against the structures and rules that perpetuate the deepening poverty and inequality in our world.

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In Vogue: The New Testament

telegraph.co.uk | Anita Singh | Posted 11.10.2008 | Style

Read More: The Bible, Bible, Vogue, Bono, Angelina Jolie, Nelson Mandela, Mahatma Gandhi, Fashion, Style News

The glossy coffee table tome, titled Bible Illuminated: The Book, is a bold attempt to capture the attention of modern readers. Instead of following t...

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The Exit of George Bush's "Point Man" in Africa

Sean Jacobs | Posted 10.27.2008 | Politics

Read More: George Bush, Politics, South Africa, Nelson Mandela, Jacob Zuma, George W. Bush, Africa, Thabo Mbeki, Politics News

Mbeki's commendation of his government's "sterling work," during his televised resignation speech must have sounded to his people like a description of another country.

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Enough!: Why Obama Should Release His Righteous Rage

Arianna Huffington | Posted 10.11.2008 | Politics

Read More: Barack Obama, Nelson Mandela, McCain Ad, Barack Obama Atticus Finch, Martin Luther King, Obama Enough, Mccain Sex Education Ad, Mccain Sex Ed Ad, 2008 Election, John Cusack, Atticus Finch, Politics News

When I think about what Bush has done to this country -- and what McCain wants to keep doing -- I consider outrage the only rational response. The last seven-plus years demand more than a beaming smile. They demand indignation. Outrage. Fury.

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The Power of Nau

Julia Moulden | Posted 09.23.2008 | Living

Read More: Reinvent, The Body Shop, Nelson Mandela, John Lennon, Einstein, Apple, Nike, Yoko Ono, Patagonia, Branding, New Radicals, Portland, Think, Reimagine, Nau, Living News

Remember Apple's "Think Different" advertising campaign? "Here's to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the...

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Annie Lennox Raises Her Voice

Marianne Schnall | Posted 09.12.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Women, Nelson Mandela, Hiv, International AIDS Conference, Annie Lennox, Oxfam, Aids, Peace, Feminism, Health, Africa, South Africa, Entertainment News

In this exclusive interview from the International AIDS Conference, Annie Lennox talks about the HIV/AIDS pandemic, the status of women, her SING campaign, and staying sane in a world gone mad.

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A Look at Nelson Mandela's Legacy on His 90th Birthday

Charlie Rose | Posted 07.29.2008 | Politics

Read More: Non-Violence, South Africa, President, Nelson Mandela, Anti-Apartheid, Charlie Rose, Africa, Prison, Activist, Birthday, Politics News

To mark the South African leader's life and legacy we talked to Rick Stengel who helped Mandela with his autobiography and Massachusetts Chief Justice Margaret Marshall who hails from South Africa.

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Nelson Mandela's Birthday Message: Rich Should Help The Poor

AP | CELEAN JACOBSON | Posted 07.26.2008 | Home

Read More: Nelson Mandela, Nelson Mandela Birthday, Nelson Mandela 90th Birthday, Nelson Mandela Rich Poor, Home News

QUNU, South Africa — Nelson Mandela sat beaming in a yellow armchair, his legs propped up on a large stool and covered with a pale yellow blanke...

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Rick Stengel Writing Second Book On Nelson Mandela

New York Observer | Leon Neyfakh | Posted 07.23.2008 | Media

Read More: Rick Stengel, Nelson Mandela, Rick Stengel Nelson Mandela, Media News

This is not a new subject for Mr. Stengel--in 1993 he and Mr. Mandela collaborated on Mr. Mandela's autobiography, Long Walk to Freedom. After they fi...

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Notes From Mandela's 90th Birthday in London

Roderick Spencer | Posted 07.19.2008 | Politics

Read More: Mandela Zimbabwe, Alfre Woodard, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Nelson Mandela, Robert Mugabe Zimbabwe, Mugabe, Robert Mugabe, Politics News

On the situation in Zimbabwe, Mandela made a deceptively simple, almost bland, statement, which has exerted great influence. He called it "A tragic failure of leadership."

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Amy Winehouse Performs At Celebrity-Packed Mandela Show

AP | JILL LAWLESS | Posted 07.05.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Amy Winehouse, Nelson Mandela, Will Smith, Leona Lewis, Entertainment News

LONDON — Will Smith charmed the crowd, Amy Winehouse wowed them just by showing up _ but Nelson Mandela proved to be the biggest star of all at ...

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Emma Thompson Brings Refugee "Son" To Mandela Event

Hello | Posted 07.05.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Rwanda, Nelson Mandela, Emma Thompson, Emma Thompson Son, Tindyebwa Agaba, Entertainment News

Six years ago Emma Thompson welcomed homeless Rwandan refugee Tindyebwa Agaba into her home. Now the former child soldier is studying politics at Camb...

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Even Bigger than The Hype: Obama's Candidacy as World-Historical

Shahid Buttar | Posted 06.19.2008 | Politics

Read More: Reverend Wright and Racism, Colonialism, John McCain, Mccain, Grassroots, 2008 Recession, Obama, Immigration, Diplomacy, Post-Colonialism, Equal Opportunity, Recession, Racial Profiling, Barack Obama, McCain Iraq, Obama Diplomacy, Nelson Mandela, John McCain 2008, Benazir Bhutto, Economic Recession, Obama 2008, Racism, Discrimination, Middle East Diplomacy, McCain 2008, History, Politics News

But even though racial inequities persist, there is no doubt that the first black President will be a milestone, a watershed seemingly unthinkable before Obama's meteoric candidacy.

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Amy Winehouse To Perform For Nelson Mandela

AP | BARRY HATTON | Posted 06.07.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Amy Winehouse, Nelson Mandela, Nelson Mandela Birthday Concert, Entertainment News

%meta(topic:01011000;ap_topic:general entertainment;subtopic:music;%) LISBON, Portugal (AP) _ Amy Winehouse showed up late for her first concert sinc...

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Nelson Mandela On Terrorist Watch List

USA Today | Posted 05.09.2008 | Politics

Read More: Mandela Watch List, Nelson Mandela, Nelson Mandela Terrorist Watch List, Politics News

Nobel Peace Prize winner and international symbol of freedom Nelson Mandela is flagged on U.S. terrorist watch lists and needs special permission to v...

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The Evolution Of Peace

Susan Smalley, Ph.D. | Posted 04.25.2008 | Living

Read More: Peace Studies, Martin Luther King Jr, Nelson Mandela, Ghandi, Majoring in Peace, Living News

I recently returned from Clark University in Worchester, Mass where my daughter is considering attending college. They have a concentration in the un...

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NYT's Keller Compares Obama And Mandela

Politico | Ben Smith | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Barack Obama Nelson Mandela, New York Times, Democratic Primary, Nelson Mandela, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Bill Keller, Politics News

The executive editor of The New York Times, Bill Keller, sees "unmistakable" similarities between the campaigns of Barack Obama and Nelson Mandela, he...

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